Russia does not want a war with Ukraine and is prepared to support
all forces in that country that advocate stronger relations between
Moscow and Kyiv, Russian State Secretary - Deputy Foreign Minister
Grigory Karasin said.

"Russia does not want a war with Ukraine," he said on Vladimir Solovyov's Voskresny Vecher program aired by Rossiya 1 channel.

"I am absolutely positive that no one in Russia wants a war," the diplomat added.

"We are against the use of such terms in the discussion of our
relations with Ukraine, which is close to us. We will render full
support to the forces, which stand for strengthening bilateral
relations, especially as European stability depends on these relations.
The Western politicians who are harshly criticizing us now should
understand that," the diplomat said.

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